Category Archives: 2nd grade

When my children were young we enjoyed spending a lot of time exploring other countries with hands-on activities. Kids just seem to like getting their hands busy with doing something as they learn. As my kids have grown older, the need for hands-on activities has lessened. We like to finish …

Yesterday as my daughter was completing her mental math problems, she started to pretend to make a video about how to do the problems. This isn’t something unusual for her, but I thought she was doing a good job explaining her mental process using the Singapore method. So, here is …

This is our 9th year homeschooling. Earlier this year I started to record a typical day as I had previous years. As I started to record my child’s day, the day took an unexpected turn and was anything but typical. So I ditched recording the day, deciding to try again …

My 7 year old and I are learning more about the history of English in her Fun with English Unit Study. Hands-on learning is my daughter’s preference so we got a little messy and made our own printing press with things we had around the house. We used: Washable paint …

My 7 year old daughter wanted to abandon her current science studies and spend lots of time learning more about dangerous animals. So we are! For this study, I’ve compiled a list of easily available resources from Netflix, Youtube, and our local library. After consulting with my art-loving daughter, …

My son loves computers and has dreams of being a game designer one day. Over the years has has enjoyed quite a bit of time on Scratch. Scratch is a “tile-based visual programming environment” where kids can create animations, games, and stories. Sometimes he spends his free time working on …

Whining seems to come easy to the human race. We all do it. Adults are a bit more controlled at times and label it differently, but we all whine. So what should be done about kids who whine? It is a good question and not one in which I can …

Do you have a child who looks at a piece of trash and sees a treasure that can be shaped or made into something else? Or perhaps you have a child who is constantly creating something out of whatever can be found. When my son was younger, he enjoyed watching …

Back when my boys were young and we were still new to homeschooling, I purchased Music Ace Deluxe. Over the past 7 or so years we have made good use of this amazing program. It truly does make learning music theory fun. I’ve used this with a child as young as …

We “visited” Tanzania recently. While an actual visit would be have preferable, this visit didn’t involve airline travel. We traveled to the country as we read books, watched videos, and did activities together. All other school work was put aside as we immersed ourselves into the culture and country of …

Welcome to Eclectic Homeschooling

As eclectic homeschoolers we mix and match many different methods of homeschooling to give us a unique mix that works for us. We tend to go broad and deep with our subjects and use a schedule that makes every day different. This year I am homeschooling a 10th grader, 8th grader, and 4th grader.